Tl* the contact owned a 1999 buick century. While driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle slid on ice and crashed into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained a head injury that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
1999 Buick Century: airbags did not deploy in a crash
8 of the 235 complaints about the 1999 Buick Century describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Dt*: the contact stated while driving at night the vehicle struck a deer at 60 MPH and the airbags did not deploy. Although the contact and passenger were wearing t seat belts, the contact's husband sustained minor injuries from the seat belt straps. There was no pre braking involved. There were no previous problems with the airbags. Due to the extensive damage the vehicle was totaled by the insurance adjustor. Since the crash involved a deer no police report was taken. *ak
While driving 40 MPH, another vehicle caused the vehicle to run off the road. The vehicle hit a tree yet the front air bags did not deploy. The driver's head hit the windshield and the windshield shattered. The vehicle was towed and the vehicle was assessed by the insurance company. It was determined that the air bag sensors were impacted and that the air bags should have deployed. The vehicle is a total loss.
Consumer's vehicle swerved to miss a deer and ran off the road. Front end was smashed in about 2 feet. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Driver sustained some bruises.
Consumer hit a pole on the drivers side of the vehicle, and the driver's side air bag did not deploy, two injuries due to accident.
Vehicle was struck by a truck while driving but the air bags did not deploy, consumer believes if the air bags deployed her injuries would have been lessened. Nlm
Air bags did not deploy when car hit and sheared off a telephone pole. Car was totaled with front bumper and cross member pushed back to the engine block.
As a result of an accident driver's air bag did not deploy. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further information.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Buick Century no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1999 Buick Century?
8 of 235 owner complaints about the 1999 Buick Century (3%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1994.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Buick Century?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Buick Century
Headlights 20Overheating 13Check engine light 9Power windows 9Brake failure 6ABS 5Stalling 5Sudden acceleration 5
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